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Written Question
Trade Unions: Ballots
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on how many industrial ballots did not meet the threshold set by the Trade Union Act 2016 for strike action in each month of 2023.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.


Written Question
Trade Unions: Ballots
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the average percentage of trade union members (a) voting in ballots and (b) voting in favour of industrial action in each month of 2023.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.


Written Question
Trade Unions: Ballots
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on how many trade union ballots in each industrial sector there were in each month of 2023.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.


Written Question
Trade Unions: Ballots
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department holds data on (a) the average proportion of trade union members (i) voting in ballots and (ii) voting in favour of industrial action in each month of 2024; and the number of industrial ballots that did not meet the threshold required for strike action under the Trade Union Act 2016 in the first quarter of 2024.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.


Written Question
Trade Unions: Ballots
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the number of industrial ballots submitted by trade unions in each industrial sector in each month of 2024.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.